On November 21, 2017 a shootout between the police and a gang of men close to a metro station broke out. The incident happened in south west Delhi's Dwarka and five gangsters were arrested post which.

Around 30 rounds of shots were fired. The police recovered 100 carriages, 11 country made weapons and a pistol from the arrested culprits. The shootout was a joint operation between Punjab and Delhi police. One of the men fled from the location.

On November 22, 2017 five alleged contract killers were arrested in the incident.

The Punjab Police received information about the presence of criminal Deepak alias Tinu alias Ravi in a house. The Punjab Police shared the inputs with their counterparts in Delhi and a joint team surrounded the place.

According to the reports, five men were on the run from Mohali Police and were hiding in a house in Delhi's Bindapur area that too with heavy weapons. When the raiding team tried to enter, the men opened fire.

The five men — Kirshan, Deepak, Sumit, Tiku and Sumit — are involved with the Lawrence Bishnoi-Sampat Nehra gang, based out of Punjab. The gang reportedly hrives on extortion rackets.

Investigations revealed that the accused had taken the house on rent on October 21.